Fruit Department • Figs , Peaches 
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PRICES OF TREES 
2-year-old, heavy 
i-year-old. 
FIGS 
EACH IO IOO 
.So 25 $2 OO $15 OO 
. 20 I 50 12 OO 
Best varieties for General Cultivation in Capitals 
Angelique (Early Lemon, etc.). Medium; yellow; of fair 
quality; very early. 
BLACK ISCHIA (Blue Ischia, etc.). Medium; blue-black, 
crimson pulp; good; moderate bearer. Not so hardy as 
Green Ischia. 
BROWN TURKEY. Medium; brown; sweet and excellent; 
very prolific. Most reliable for field culture. One of our 
hardiest varieties. 
BRUNSWICK (Madonna; Boughton, etc.). Very large; 
violet; good and productive. 
GREEN ISCHIA (White Ischia). Medium to large; green; 
crimson pulp; excellent; prolific; rather late, but bears 
continually until frost. 
LEMON. F ruit medium to large, flattened, slightly ribbed; 
yellow; flesh white, sweet; early. Strong grower and very 
prolific. A favorite for canning. 
Magnolia (Dalmation). Large to very large; greenish amber; 
quality good; productive, but tender. 
Madeline (White Neyreii). Medium to large; greenish yellow; 
flesh white; good for drying. 
CELESTIAL (Sugar; Celeste, etc.). Medium; pale violet, with 
bloom; sweet and excellent; prolific. Hardiest of all Figs. 
White Marseilles (White Genoa; White Naples). Medium 
to large; yellow; flesh white; good. 
PRICES OF TREES 
i-year, 5 feet and up, extra heavy . 
i-year, 4 to 5 feet, heavy . 
i-year, 3 to 4 feet, stocky . 
Varieties for Commercial Orchards in Capitals. 
PEACHES 
EACH IO 
$0 25 $2 OO 
15 I 25 
IO I OO 
IOO 1,000 
$15 OO 
IO 00 $70 OO 
8 00 60 00 
Dates of maturity given for latitude of Augusta, Ga., except where noted 
We propagate our Peach trees from buds taken from the best bearing trees. We, therefore, know our trees to be true 
to name, perfectly healthy, free from disease and first-class in every respect We do not grow cheap or inferior Peach trees. 
Directions for Cultivating. 
A sandy loam is best suited to 
the Peach, but it will adapt 
itself to almost any soil pro¬ 
vided it is well drained. Plant 
one-year-old trees 18 x 18 feet ; 
cut the trees back to 18 to 24 
inches, as it is always best to 
have a low-headed tree. In 
the spring, after the growth has 
started, remove all but three 
branches and let these be dis¬ 
tributed so that the tree will be 
well balanced. For the first 
two years fertilize with well- 
decomposed barnyard manure, 
or a mixture of one part of cot¬ 
tonseed or bone meal to two 
parts of acid phosphate. Apply 
1 Yi to 2 pounds to each tree. 
After the third year, avoid ni¬ 
trogenous fertilizers and use a 
fertilizer containing a good per¬ 
centage of bone phosphate and 
potash. Prune every year by 
cutting off one-third of the pre¬ 
vious year’s growth. The head 
of the tree should be broad and 
open, so as to allow free circu¬ 
lation of light and air. Never 
plant newly cleared woodlands; 
such lands should be cultivated 
for at least two years before set¬ 
ting the trees, otherwise wood- 
lice will injure them. In pre¬ 
paring orchard land, plow deep. 
If necessary, subsoil. Cowpeas, 
drilled in 2 feet apart, leaving 
at least 4 feet on each side of the 
trees, is the best crop to grow in 
a Peach orchard. Cultivate fre¬ 
quently. and in late fall or early winter, turn under the cow peas. When the orchard begins to bear it should have clean cul¬ 
tivation, but after the fruit is harvested, drill in peas for a cover crop, and turn these under as above directed. 
THREE-YEAR PEACH TREE, PROPERLY PRUNED 
Freestones 
Alexander. Above medium; highly colored in clay soils, less 
so in light soils; flesh greenish white, very juicy, vinous and 
of good quality; adheres to the stone. Matures from May 
20 to June 15. Trees are remarkably prolific and bear very 
young. 
Angel. (For Florida and sub-tropical sections only.) Large; 
roundish, slightly pointed; skin yellow, highly washed with 
red; flesh white, juicy, fine flavor; seedling of Peen-to; free¬ 
stone; ripens in north Florida, June 20. 
BELLE (Belle of Georgia). Very large; skin white, with red 
cheek; flesh white, firm, and of excellent flavor; very prolific; 
an excellent shipper. Tree a rapid grower. Ripens July 5 
to 20. 
BERENICE (China Strain). Large to very large; yellow, mot¬ 
tled with dark crimson; flesh yellow, melting, juicy and rich. 
Matures from end of July to middle of August. In point of 
excellent qualities it is superior to any yellow Peach of its sea¬ 
son, is most showy and an excellent shipper. Its good quality 
also commends it to the planter. It originated with the late 
Dr. L. E. Berckmans in 1877. and. after a trial of over thirty 
years, we have nothing equal to it at the same season. 
CARMAN. Large; creamy white, with deep blush; skin tough, 
but flesh very tender and of fine flavor; prolific bearer. A 
most profitable and popular shipping variety. Ripens June 
20 to July 1. 
Champion. Large; skin creamy white, with red cheek; flesh 
rich and juicy. Ripens middle to last of July. 
Chair’s Choice. Large; yellow; flesh very fine; heavy bearer; 
an excellent variety; August 15 to 30. 
Climax. (For Florida and sub-tropical sections only.) A seed¬ 
ling of Honey, but larger; a heavy bearer; fruit of good ap¬ 
pearance, round, slightly oblong; point recurved; pale yel¬ 
low, washed red; flesh yellowish white, fine-grained, sweet. 
Ripens north Florida, June 25 to July 5. 
Columbia (Pace; Yellow Indian; Tinley, etc.). Large; dingy 
yellow and red stripes; flesh yellow, buttery, rich and sweet; 
quality best. End of July to middle of August. 
Dr. Berckmans. Large; creamy white, blush cheek; flesh 
white, melting, vinous, of the highest flavor. A seedling of 
the Chinese Cling, but surpasses any variety of the same 
parentage, maturing at the same season. Middle to end of 
July. 
